Pärnu (urban municipality)

Pärnu (Estonian: Pärnu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.[2]

Pärnu
Estonian: Pärnu linn
Municipality of Estonia
Flag of Pärnu
Flag
Coat of arms of Pärnu
Coat of arms
Location of Pärnu in Estonia
Location of Pärnu in Estonia
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Administrative centrePärnu
Government
 • MayorRomek Kosenkranius
Area
 • Total858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Population
 (1.01.2021)[1]
 • Total50,639
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-624
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Settlements
town
  • Pärnu
boroughs
  • Audru, Tõstamaa, Paikuse and Lavassaare
villages

Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda, Manija, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.

Administration

Local administration consists of the city council and the city government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors are 39.

Twin towns – sister cities

Pärnu is twinned with:[3]

  • Norway Gran, Norway
  • Sweden Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Latvia Jelgava, Latvia
  • United States Ocean City, United States
  • Sweden Oskarshamn, Sweden
  • United States Portsmouth, United States
  • Lithuania Šiauliai, Lithuania
  • Hungary Siófok, Hungary
  • Sweden Södertälje, Sweden
  • Finland Vaasa, Finland

Citizens of honour
  • 1886 Konstantin Possiet
  • 1901 Friedrich Fromhold Martens
  • 1934 Konstantin Päts
  • 2007 Neeme Järvi
  • 2008 Valter Ojakäär
  • 2009 Jüri Jaanson[4]

References
  1. Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
  2. "Audru valla, Paikuse valla, Pärnu linna ja Tõstamaa valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Sõpruslinnad" (in Estonian). Pärnu linn. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  4. Pärnu linn: Pärnu aukodanik Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine


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